Flight of the Lost Balloon
| Flight of the Lost Balloon | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Nathan Juran |
| Written by | Nathan Juran |
| Starring | Mala Powers Marshall Thompson |
| Cinematography | Jacques Marquette |
| Music by | Hal Borne |
Production company | |
Release date | December 28, 1961 |
Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75,000[1] |
Flight of the Lost Balloon is a 1961 film produced, written and directed by Nathan Juran that was filmed in Puerto Rico.[2] It stars Mala Powers and Marshall Thompson[3] with the working title being Cleopatra and the Cyclops.[4]
The film was inspired by Jules Verne's Five Weeks in a Balloon and beat the major Irwin Allen film release of the book to the cinemas.[5] However the name of Jules Verne was dropped and was nowhere to be found in the credits, though the name of Verne's balloon, the Victoria, remained.
As a promotional gimmick people who bought tickets for the film were given a "motion sickness pill".[6]
Cast
- Mala Powers as Ellen Burton
- Marshall Thompson as Doctor Joseph Faraday
- James Lanphier as The Hindu
- Douglas Kennedy as Sir Hubert Warrington
- Robert W. Gillette as Sir Adam Burton
- Felipe Birriel as Golan
- Leo Ledbetter as The Witch Doctor (and two other roles)[7]
Production
Nathan Juran agreed to make the film because he had a percentage of the profits. It was shot over ten days in Puerto Rico.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Swires, Steve (May 1989). "Nathan Juran: The Fantasy Voyages of Jerry the Giant Killer Part Two". Starlog Magazine. No. 142. p. 58.
- ^ p. 206 Weaver, Tom Jacque Marquette Interview in Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews McFarland, 2003
- ^ http://allmovie.com/work/flight-of-the-lost-balloon-91742
- ^ p.234 Taves, Brian, Michaluk, Stephen & Baxter, Edward The Jules Verne Encyclopedia Scarecrow Press, 1996
- ^ p.234 Taves, Brian, Michaluk, Stephen & Baxter, Edward The Jules Verne Encyclopedia Scarecrow Press, 1996
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054883/
- ^ "New York Beat," Jet 13 Jun 1963
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- Films based on French novels
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